Astronomy isn't just about gazing at stars, it's about understanding the invisible forces that govern everything from ...

NASA has officially confirmed a new moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s total to 29—and the discovery is raising more questions than answers. The tiny moon is only about 10 km wide, which ...

The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory.

Years ago, SpaceX quietly began altering Starship in ways that didn’t match its public vision. Some prototypes appeared ...

A Simon Fraser University cosmologist believes his team's new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of ...

Researchers at Maynooth University have uncovered evidence to suggest smaller black holes – in the right conditions – can become massive.

Using powerful X-rays, researchers at SLAC are trying to recover erased traces of a 2,000-year-old star catalog that could ...

University of Chicago astronomy and astrophysics professor Donald G. York​, who is credited with pioneering contributions to ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, captured a detailed snapshot of planetary systems in an era long shrouded in mystery.

The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in the space between ...